Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Dec. 21, extended his condolences to President Duterte over the deadly typhoon Odette that battered the Philippines last week. (Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Manila Facebook Page) "Xi, on behalf of the Chinese government and people as well as in...
President Duterte has committed an additional P10 billion to assist the provinces that felt the wrath of typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) presides over a meeting with local officials of Negros Occidental, uniformed personnel, and officials from the national and...
President Duterte turned to his trusty jokes and punchlines to make typhoon "Odette" victims in Cebu laugh and perhaps forget about their plight, even for a little while. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the distribution of government aid to typhoon victims in Cebu on Dec. 19, 2021....
President Duterte tried to uplift the spirit of typhoon-weary Boholanos on Sunday, Dec. 19, by promising to give due honor to revolutionary Francisco Dagohoy--one of the province's most revered sons. Francisco Dagohoy bust at Rizal Park in Manila (Photo from Wikipedia) Duterte vowed to do so by...
The alliance of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio is eyeing to promote more sports programs and activities in Mindanao to keep the children there from violence as well as to develop new athletes to represent the country. The duo...
President Duterte gave direct instructions to his Cabinet officials to respond to the key needs of residents of Cebu and Bohol, which were ravaged by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. (Malacañang photo) This was confirmed in a statement Monday afternoon, Dec. 20 by Cabinet Secretary and Acting...
President Duterte said he would pray that Leyte would be spared from another devastating typhoon but asked its people to do the same but this time, directly to God and not through priests. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement during his visit to Maasin City,...
President Duterte asked the local chief executives of the areas ravaged by Typhoon Odette to give the government more time to come up with the money to help them return to normal as he explained anew that most of the country's funds went to the fight against COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte...
His experience as a trial lawyer helped human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno shrugged off the insults hurled at him by President Duterte in the past. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) On...
President Duterte has committed P2 billion to help those affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette late this week, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the commitment during his meeting with the local chief executives when he visited...
President Duterte has named Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista as crisis manager as he stressed the importance of immediate assistance to those affected by Typhoon Odette. President Duterte meets local chief executives during his visit to Surigao City following the onslaught of Typhoon...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said cities and provinces ravaged by typhoon "Odette" have the option to declare a "state of calamity" in their locality if they feel the need for it. Siargao, post-'Odette' (Philippine Coast Guard) Speaking in a briefing about the typhoon in Malacañang on Friday,...
